The Top Fishing
Chapter 582 - 255: African Tiger Fish

Chapter 582: Chapter 255: African Tiger Fish

"Dammit, this is... if my previous guess was right, then isn’t this guy currently pulling up a huge fish? Could it be?"

With that thought, Jeremy was too shocked to care.

He quickly rushed to Lin Yang’s side, "Lin, do you need help?"

Compared to an angler’s pride and sense of glory, Jeremy’s reasoning as a biologist took over at that moment.

If his guess was not wrong, this fellow Lin Yang might be fighting a fish that could overturn his understanding of the species.

So he set aside his pride and dignity as an angler, and was eager to offer his help.

Lin Yang’s eyes were as red and his jaw was clenched just as Jeremy’s had been before.

Hearing Jeremy’s inquiry, Lin Yang spaced out his words, "No... not yet."

Having said that, he refocused with utmost concentration and resumed his struggle with the monstrous creature beneath the water.

He predicted that the massive creature he was fighting was surely the same one that had killed the calf, and even if it wasn’t, it was still a horrifying presence.

Zzzt.

Lin Yang’s arm muscles tensed up. Although his body showed no odd contortions, the soft mud under his feet had been plowed into two deep tracks.

Seeing this, he urgently yelled to Jeremy at his side, for he knew if this went on for a few more minutes, he would be pulled into the river.

"Jeremy, could you quickly get me a small boat?"

Upon hearing his anxious call, Jeremy snapped out of his shock, "Oh, alright, hold on for a bit longer, I’ll find you one right away."

After speaking, he and a few assistants went to get Lin Yang a boat.

They had brought inflatables especially for their trip to the Congo River and had already prepared them that morning.

Before long, one of Jeremy’s deputies approached, piloting a five to six-meter long inflatable boat.

Once the inflatable boat was ashore, Lin Yang carefully moved onboard.

Next, as usual, he went into the phase of boat fishing.

The drone’s camera zoomed forward at high speed and soon hovered above the inflatable boat.

Unlike the slow dragging of big fish in the past, this time the reaction was significantly more intense!

Lin Yang stood at the center of the inflatable boat, tightly holding the fishing rod, with the line winder and pressure relief almost locked, yet it was clear to see that whatever was underwater was desperately pulling down, the force coming in waves like a game of tug-of-war.

How terrifying is the buoyancy of an inflatable boat more than six meters long and over two meters wide, with a 12 square meter surface area and 50 cm height?

A rough calculation shows that its full buoyancy when wholly submerged is three tons.

Such immense buoyancy is too much for any ordinary big fish, let alone a large shark from the ocean. Once hooked, if it can’t snap the line, it has no choice but to succumb to exhaustion and admit defeat!

The huge fish underwater fought in waves, pulling the inflatable boat into constant movement. Yet once the line was locked, the fish could not dive further and had to keep moving forward.

Pulling such a large object across the water’s surface, how long could it last using all its strength?

Excitedly facing the drone’s camera, Lin Yang said, "Thank goodness we have an inflatable boat on site, otherwise the big fish would have definitely gotten away by now. You can see the immense strength of the fish underwater; it has already pulled the inflatable boat for more than a kilometer and is still moving north!"

"Good things come in pairs, and today our wishes have been fulfilled. I get to show off a bit, too. Share this moment with friends in the live stream, thank you all."

Even while simply waiting, the live stream could have twenty to thirty thousand viewers online simultaneously.

Now, having hooked a fish? In just a short span, the viewership skyrocketed to an astonishing fifty to sixty thousand, and it still continued to climb.

Over at the live streaming platform, the staff responsible for routine backend monitoring and operations quickly noticed the terrifying surge in Lin Yang’s live stream traffic. After lurking in the live room for a while, they immediately reported to the higher-ups.

"River Monster" adventures, added to Lin Yang the fishing Master, and the monster eating cows, now with the capture of an unidentified huge creature... All factors combined, the content was like a dream for outdoor mystery enthusiasts.

What else is the homepage’s hot recommendation for if not to promote the best content?

Now, Lin Yang’s live stream had been gloriously selected.

As the live room was featured on the homepage, the viewership surged again. The live capture of the water monster was exclusively available here, and viewers with even a bit of curiosity would want to come take a look.

The struggle of the unknown object underwater continued, and Lin Yang’s live stream traffic experienced another explosion.

Seventy thousand.

Eighty thousand.

Ninety thousand.

One hundred thousand!

In less than half an hour, the concurrent viewers in Lin Yang’s live stream finally exceeded one hundred thousand!

Out of all the live stream viewers, only about half were his fans. The majority were attracted by the excitement, and some didn’t even care about fishing at all.

None of that mattered. While the live stream traffic was hot, Lin Yang began to passionately explain the current situation and recount the experiences with various big fish in the past. With the most straightforward and effective language, he made the background of the events clear, establishing a basic impression as the host. He had no doubts that the viewers would follow his account.